Satoshi Bitcoin lawsuit drops 44 wallets after on-chain activity
The post Satoshi Bitcoin lawsuit drops 44 wallets after on-chain activity appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A New York lawsuit seeking legal ownership of dormant Bitcoin wallets has narrowed after several listed addresses moved funds. Summary Noah Doe’s legal team dropped 44 wallets after on-chain activity challenged the abandonment claim. The removed wallets held 21,443 BTC when the lawsuit started, according to Galaxy’s Thorn. Related filings and amicus briefs argue dormant self-custody does not prove Bitcoin was abandoned. Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn said the plaintiffs in the “abandoned bitcoin” lawsuit dropped 44 of 39,069 listed defendants. The case was filed by “Noah Doe” and two Wyoming entities seeking title to long-dormant Bitcoin wallets. Thorn said every removed wallet had moved coins on-chain since the case was filed. “Every single one had moved coins onchain since the case was filed,” he wrote in a July 8 thread on X. Meanwhile, the lawsuit asks the New York Supre